If we’re sincere, “The Banshees of Inisherin” is the stronger Oscars contender for Best Picture than “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The latter, although likely more the film we’ll remember more than twenty years from now, is not your typical Academy fair. Remember, “Spotlight” won over “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” in 2015, and “Green Book” won over “Black Panther,” “The Favorite,” and “Roma” in 2018. Also, Martin McDonagh is an Academy favorite. He won for his Live Action Short, “Six Shooter,” in 2006. “In Bruges” got nominated for Original Screenplay in 2009. And “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was nominated for Best Picture and Original Screenplay in 2018. I have a gut feeling this is going to be his year.
All that said, “The Banshees of Inisherin” was named Greater Western New York Film Critics Association’s Best Picture of the year. Along with that honor, it received awards for Best Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, and Original Screenplay, all of which I can see it getting from the Academy (and more). “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was still represented, winning Best Actress, Supporting Actor, Editing, and Breakthrough Performance.
BEST PICTURE
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon”
“The Batman”
“Decision to Leave”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Nope”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Women Talking”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Decision to Leave”
(South Korea)
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook
MUBI
NOMINEES:
“Athena” (France)
“EO” (Poland)
“Happening” (France)
“RRR” (India)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alexander Bulkley, and Corey Campodonico
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood”
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“Turning Red”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Nan Goldin, Howard Gertler, John S. Lyons, Yoni Golijov, and Laura Poitras
Neon
NOMINEES:
“Fire of Love”
“Good Night Oppy”
“Moonage Daydream”
“Sr.”
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin McDonagh
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
Todd Field — “Tár”
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Park Chan-wook — “Decision to Leave”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Colin Farrell
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Diego Calva — “Babylon”
Brendan Fraser — “The Whale”
Paul Mescal — “Aftersun”
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Michelle Yeoh
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Cate Blanchett — “Tár”
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
Mia Goth — “Pearl”
Margot Robbie — “Babylon”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Brendan Gleeson — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry — “Causeway”
Barry Keoghan — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Eddie Redmayne — “The Good Nurse”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kerry Condon
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
Dolly De Leon — “Triangle of Sadness”
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Janelle Monáe — “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Keke Palmer — “Nope”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Martin McDonagh
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Aftersun” — Charlotte Wells
“Decision to Leave” — Park Chan-wook & Jeong Seo-kyeong
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
“Tár” — Todd Field
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Rian Johnson
Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
Netflix
NOMINEES:
“Bones and All” — David Kajganich
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, & Matthew Robbins
“The Whale” — Samuel D. Hunter
“Women Talking” — Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Claudio Miranda
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, David Ellison, and Christopher McQuarrie
Paramount Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Linus Sandgren
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Ben Davis
“Nope” — Hoyte Van Hoytema
“Tár” — Florian Hoffmeister
BEST EDITING
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Paul Rogers
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Tom Cross
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Eddie Hamilton
“Elvis” — Matt Villa & Jonathan Redmond
“Tár” — Monika Willi
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“The Batman”
Michael Giacchino
Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by Dylan Clark and Matt Reeves
Warner Bros. Pictures
NOMINEES:
“Babylon” — Justin Hurwitz
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Carter Burwell
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” — Alexandre Desplat
“Women Talking” — Hildur Guðnadóttir
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Stephanie Hsu
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, and Jonathan Wang
A24
NOMINEES:
Vanessa Burghardt — “Cha Cha Real Smooth”
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Frankie Corio — “Aftersun”
Danielle Deadwyler — “Till”
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Charlotte Wells
“Aftersun”
Produced by Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
A24
NOMINEES:
Audrey Diwan — “Happening”
Damien Leone — “Terrifier 2”
Lila Neugebauer — “Causeway”
Chloe Okuno — “Watcher”
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
BEST PICTURE:
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST DIRECTOR:
LEAD ACTOR:
LEAD ACTRESS:
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST EDITING:
BEST SCORE:
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR:
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Decision to Leave” (South Korea)
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Martin McDonagh — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Colin Farrell — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Michelle Yeoh — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Kerry Condon — “The Banshees of Inisherin”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery“ — Rian Johnson
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” — Paul Rogers
“The Batman” — Michael Giacchino
Stephanie Hsu — “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Charlotte Wells — “Aftersun”
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
Founded in 2018 as a way to bring the disparate voices from the area together, the GWNYFCA membership includes writers from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and online venues. We’re here to amplify each others’ work as well as champion the best cinema has to offer each year with regular polls and a year-end awards vote.
